I need an inexpensive chelsea boot - Page 4

I'm kind of curious: if you took a pair of chelseas like these to a good cobbler, would he be able to swap out the elastic gore for some leather and, say, laces or a buckle or two? Is this worth doing if it's possible, or should I just try and find something laced or buckled to begin with?

Interesting question... could maybe adapt those to buckled boots. Matadorpoeta may have an answer on this.

I'm kind of curious: if you took a pair of chelseas like these to a good cobbler, would he be able to swap out the elastic gore for some leather and, say, laces or a buckle or two? Is this worth doing if it's possible, or should I just try and find something laced or buckled to begin with?

Changing out the elastic - might be possible (probably not worth it on these), but if the boots fit snugly, the elastic is pretty tight actually, if that is your concern.

Any idea how difficult that would be or how much it would cost? And, yeah, I am concerned about them staying put. I'm not worried about walking around normally, but I don't want shoes that are going to fly off if I have to run/fight/save the world. You know how it is.

And, yeah, I am concerned about them staying put. I'm not worried about walking around normally, but I don't want shoes that are going to fly off if I have to run/fight/save the world. You know how it is.

Now that I have snugged mine up with insoles, they don't feel loose at all. It would take some real effort to knock them off.

Just received mine today. I ordered the brown leather, in a half size down as advised (normally 10.5US, so I ordered 10US/9.5UK). They fit like a glove, which hopefully won't turn out to be a bad thing. The heel and ankle definitely fit better than any other chelsea boots I've owned. The leather seems to be of decent quality... certainly not plastic coated. Some scuffs on the outsole but I imagine those will cover up with edge dressing fairly well.

On the other hand, I do find the toe shape to be fairly bland... much more round than I expected.

And, yeah, I am concerned about them staying put. I'm not worried about walking around normally, but I don't want shoes that are going to fly off if I have to run/fight/save the world. You know how it is.

Thanks. I suppose I'll watch them, though I'm worried that that strap at the back is velcro. Still wondering if it would be possible to mess with the CT chelseas, as I do like the look of them a lot. Any cobblers out there? meaculpa?

Thanks. I suppose I'll watch them, though I'm worried that that strap at the back is velcro. Still wondering if it would be possible to mess with the CT chelseas, as I do like the look of them a lot. Any cobblers out there? meaculpa?

I think it is Velcro but if it ever wears out it shouldn't be a hard piece to fix.

Thanks. I suppose I'll watch them, though I'm worried that that strap at the back is velcro.

Still wondering if it would be possible to mess with the CT chelseas, as I do like the look of them a lot. Any cobblers out there? meaculpa?

Arethusa, it's possible, but the most complicated part isn't the work. Rather, it's finding the matching leather for the addition. Usually the best bet is to order direct from the factory, if you know what that is.